, Scafaria’s film follows a troupe of exotic dancers who con their monied clientele out of tens of thousands of dollars—stylishly revealing how, just like its high-powered benefactors, sex work suffer
ed under the economic changes of the mid-aughts. “The financial crisis was a turning point for [the industry],” says Scafaria. “Money changed, [as did] what was expected [in exchange for] the money, and so these girls really had to change their game [by any means necessary].”features Keke Palmer, Lili Reinhart, and Trace Lysette . “It was an embarrassment of riches,” says Scafaria. “I chased Cardi B and Lizzo for a year [or more]. Keke, forget it; I’m a fan of her entire being.
Further lending credence to the film is its source material, which ran with the headline “The Hustlers at Scores” in 2015. As explosive nonfiction brought to life, the film delivers a refreshingly humane, semi-aspirational portrait of New York’s exotic dancing ring—counterweighed with society’s and Hollywood’s typically caricatured visions of the subject matter. Though an overall-loose adaptation of the New York piece, Scafaria’s film retraces some of Pressler’s reporting.
Scafaria’s inquests lent her not only an expanded POV, but a cast made even richer by its verisimilitude—comprised of both A-list icons and real-life hustlers: “A lot of the girls that appear in the movie are [actual] strippers or sex workers; many [of those we met] do it in order to pursue their other passions,” Sacafaria says.
Indeed, no industry is without its ups and downs. Lopez’s sizzling Instagram tease, Scafaria reveals, belies some unideal conditions. “Oh, the pink bikini!” Scafaria laughs. “That was a cold day on a rooftop pool. It was torturous for everyone, but I promised it would be worth it.”are guilty of recession-era ingenuity or societal ill, it is a known fact—as attested to by J.Lo’s six-pack-baring body shot—that nothing is more American than a little extra hustle.
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